The Bunker | 6 April 2023 | 0h 32m | Listen Later |
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Interview with Rory Carroll about his book Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown. Discusses the 1984 Grand Hotel bombing, when the Provisional IRA almost wiped out the British Cabinet, and the way it changed history.
Tag: Margaret Thatcher
Who Dares Wins: Britain in the Age of the Falklands
History Extra | 22 August 2020 | 0h 52m | Listen Later | iTunes
Talk by Dominic Sandbrook exploring the history of Britain in the early 1980s. Argues that the Falklands War, not Margaret Thatcher’s election, was a cultural revolution that changed the UK’s national mood. Draws from his book Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979–1982.
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore
Dan Snow’s History Hit | 20 October 2019 | 0h 28m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with Charles Moore about his authorised biography Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume Three: Herself Alone. Uses privileged access to records and civil servants to make sense of the varying narratives told about her life.